A Reconfigurable Tracked Robot for Enhanced Obstacle Traversal Through Movable Articulation Point and Internal Mass Relocation
arXiv:2608.07624v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Tracked robots are widely used in unstructured environments; however, their obstacle traversal capability is fundamentally limited by a tradeoff between front-end reachability and locomotion stability. This study presents TRASER (Tracked Robot with Articulated Spine for Extended Reach), a reconfigurable tracked robot capable of relocating both its articulation point and internal mass. TRASER employs a tape-spring mechanism that localizes complianc
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arXiv:2608.07624v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Tracked robots are widely used in unstructured environments; however, their obstacle traversal capability is fundamentally limited by a tradeoff between front-end reachability and locomotion stability. This study presents TRASER (Tracked Robot with Articulated Spine for Extended Reach), a reconfigurable tracked robot capable of relocating both its articulation point and internal mass. TRASER employs a tape-spring mechanism that localizes compliance to the bending region while maintaining high stiffness in the remaining body, thereby improving both front-end reachability and center-of-mass (CoM) shifting capability. Geometric and static models are developed to analyze the effects of articulation point and CoM position on step and ditch traversal performances. Experiments demonstrate step traversal, suspended-platform traversal, and ditch traversal of 74\%, 66\%, and 59\% of the robot body length, respectively. To the best of our knowledge, these results represent the highest reported obstacle traversal capabilities among tracked mobile robots.
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Originally published at arxiv.org.
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Source: https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.07624
